Father’s Day is coming up and I couldn’t resist posting
this.
There is a story in the news today about a father who is the
reserve team manager for the Mexican soccer team, Las Chivas, who has quit his
job after they refused to let him take time off to go see his son play for the
world cup.
This story really encapsulates what a priority family is to
Mexicans but what struck me even more was his understanding of time and what is
eternal….
Goal.com reports:
Mexico star's father quits coaching job to watch him at World Cup
Javier ‘Chicharo’ Hernandez has
quit his job as manager of Chivas' reserve side in order to watch his son,
Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez, play for Mexico
in this summer's World Cup in South
Africa.
Hernandez had initially asked for
permission to leave for some time from the Chivas institution, but they refused
and so he quit 11 days ago, according to several media outlets.
“I asked for permission to go to the World
Cup, and they didn’t allow me,” Hernandez told reporters.
"I had to think about it for
two days with my family and kids and I made the decision to quit because I want
to go to the World Cup and see my kid play. Work is secondary.”
Tremendous stuff. Being the reserve
team manager of Chivas, one of Mexico's
biggest and most storied clubs, is no joke. To leave a position like that to
watch your son play live in a World Cup, for however many games that may be, is
an awesome display of family dedication.
Hernandez said that the decision
was helped by once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
"It was difficult, but in the
end one is not eternal," he noted.
"Institutions remain for lives
and one doesn’t. Moments from your life is what makes you take that decision. I
understand the institution and that no one is above it, but one is also just
here in passing."
What a refreshing point of view! And I can guarantee that
whatever Mexico and
Chicharito's outcome in South
Africa may be, the elder Hernandez will
never regret the decision to watch his son play in the World Cup as long as he
lives.
Kristina Morgan: Director of Public Relations for FocusOnMexico.
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